Northern set to implement May 17th Timetable Change
Northern has announced an updated timetable from 17th May on the Penistone Line. The May 17th 2026 timetable can be found here. Northern N43 Timetable: Penistone Line
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04, 2026
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10, 2025
Penalty Fares and How to Avoid Them
The Penistone Line is a Penalty Fare route. We quite often come across rail users who don't understand the Penalty Fare system. Please take a look at the information below regarding ticket purchase. Signage will be placed at all Penistone Line stations [...]
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07, 2025
ENGINEERING WORKS & Busy Services during Sheffield Tramlines
⚠️ Penistone Line Weekend Disruption & Travel Warning – July & August 2025 ⚠️ Engineering Works: Huddersfield–Lockwood Passengers are advised that essential engineering works will take place on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Lockwood on weekends throughout July & August. As [...]
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06, 2025
Traction! Blog: May 2025
Hi Readers, May 2025 marks one year since Traction began! A big thank you to Sarah, our community rail officer, for helping make this blog possible, and to Oliver for his great contributions—especially his photography and the Ffestiniog Railway post he wrote [...]
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05, 2025
Upcoming Engineering Works June 2025
Penistone Line's railway services will only run between Huddersfield and Barnsley, and a replacement bus service will run between Barnsley and Meadowhall during engineering weekends. Engineering works on our line will take place on: Saturday 21st June - Sunday 22nd June [...]
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05, 2025
Timetable Changes
A new timetable for train services on the Penistone Line will be in place from 18th May to 5th October. On Mondays through Saturdays, the regular hourly service will run between Huddersfield and Sheffield, and on Sundays, it will run between Huddersfield [...]
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04, 2025
Traction! Blog: April 2025
Hello Readers, Welcome to the 12th edition of Traction! It’s hard to believe, but next month marks one year since the blog began. Thank you for reading and supporting the journey so far! This month, I visited one of Britain’s most historic [...]
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04, 2025
Lockwood Station Passenger Experience Feedback Survey
Please help us to improve Lockwood Station by completing the online form. Due to ongoing Transpennine Route Upgrade works (TRU), Lockwood will be a terminus station for the full month of September 2025, with a bus replacement service between Lockwood and Huddersfield [...]
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04, 2025
Young Persons’ Art Competition
Trains have been carrying passengers across the UK for 200 years, and this year, we’re celebrating with a national event called Railway 200. To mark this special occasion, we’re inviting YOU to take part in our Art Competition! Your Challenge Create [...]
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03, 2025
Traction! Blog: March 2025
Hello readers! This month, I’m sharing my exciting trainspotting adventure in Cambridge on March 14th. It was a long but rewarding day, so strap yourselves in for the first of many long-distance trainspotting trips! Journey to Cambridge A few friends invited me [...]